Carline.



W. MILLER.

A GARLINB. APPLICATION FILED FEB.26, 1912. 1,029,570. Patented June 11, 191.2.

2 SHEETSSHEBT 1.

W. MILLER.

CARLINE.

APPLICATION HL2 PBB.26,19124 1,029,570. Patented June 11, 191,2.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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WILLIAIM MILLER," OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 STANDAD RALWAY EQUlPMENT COMPANY, 0F EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIONQF ILLINOIS.

CA RLINE.

Speccationof Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed February 26, 19m. Serial No. 679,881

To all whom it mayconcem:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM MILLER, i citizen of the United Sta-tes, and a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Mis souri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in (larlines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 'to carlines for freight car roofs.

It has for its principal vobjects to produce a struct-ure which will resist racking movement of the roof, hold the upper portion ot the car body Square and prevent one side plate from moving ahead of the other; and to attain certain other advantages herein after more fully appearinfr.

The invention consists in the parts and in the arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

yIn the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification and wherein like symbols" refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1 is a fragmentary view showing .the portion of a carlin'e adjacent to a side plate in side elevation. the side plate being shown in section; Fig. 21 is a top plan view of the partsshown 1n Fig: l; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective View of the end port-ion of the channel member detached; Fig. ft is a perspective view Yof the saddle and gusset plate; Fig. 5 is a. side elevation of the entire cai-line connectin'gi the two side plates; G is a View similar to Fig. l showing a modification of the Structure; Fig. 7 is a top plan view o'the parts shown in Fig. GgFig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of' the channel member of the modification; "and Fig. il perspective view of the saddle and plate.

)referring now construction shown in Fi more particularly to inc,

` the carline comprisesa metal channel me:

ber or body l extending continnouslv t' r'm side plate A to side plate of' i the c fianges of the channel being disposed up l wardly. The end portions 2 of the web oi' the channel are turned down. and therebyv adapted to .be secured-to the inner iaces et the, sideI plates ofthe car by bolts 3.

At each end df the chanvnel i, ai metal gusset plate 'et riveted thereto, theh'ri it below and ting. ilatw against the web of f lr i end et' eaelgyguse channel and its marginal portionaturned upwardly outside of and alongside ot the tianges of the channel, the gusset plate and the channel being secured by rivets extending through said upturued portion of the gusset plate and the corresoonding flange of the channel. The sides of the grassetplate diverge from the inner end toward the outer end, the outer end being considerably wider than the inner end and extending longitudinail;7 as well laterally beyond the ends of the channel or body member of the carline. The project-ing end portion of the gusset plate is bent upwardly, than hori zontnlly, and then downwardly so to form a saddle adapted to fit over the side plate of the car. An opening S is provided at the middle of the saddle portion to permit the insertion therethrough ot the downturned portion 2 of the channel. The lsaddle portion of the gusset plate is provided with downturned portions 9 at its inner side which are secured to the inner face of the side plate by bolts 10. A wooden filler 1l is placed in the channel member and is secured theretoby bolts 1Q. This wooden filler eX tends from eide plate to side plate.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 6 to 9, channel. member 1% is shown arranged with web horizontal and its side dan fes einen(ing downwardly. The end pi; Von of the web oil the channel member is slitl'cd longitudinally for a considerable distance and the two severed` portions are spread apart so that the ends of the member l1 come oi tire i' ai -lala-a at. the middle of its inner side 'with a (flownturned portion "Z0Y which secured to the inl, face ot the side plate a iiolti. ln lieu of the f. tins arecsecured to he i! jf liolts'ik,

From one n Rubstantially Y-shaped. 'Theends seen that by reason of the side plates being directly connected by the channel member or body of the earline, and the gusset plate being riveted to the channel member and provided with .a relatively wide saddle por tion straddling the side plate, the roof strueture is materially stitl'ened.

Obviously, the device admits of considerable modilcation with-eut departing from my invention. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to the specific construction and arrangement shown.

What l claim is:

l. A sectional carline comprising a flanged body member having bifureated ends adapted to be secured to the side plates of a ear and separate end members secured flatwise to vsaid bifureated ends respectively, each end member consisting of a Widespreading gusset plate having a saddle por tion adapted to lit over the side plate of the ear.

2. A metal earline comprising a channel member spread at the ends, and gusset plates secured latwise against the outer surface et' the respective spread ends of saidehannel member, and having marginal flanges embracing the flanges of said channel member back of the spread of the ends thereof, each of said gusset plates Widening toward the end of said channel member and having a saddle portion adapted to it over the adjacent side plate of the ear.

3. metal earl'ine comprising a shannel member whose web extends horizontally, the

end portions of the web el' said chan-nel being bent downward, and agusset plate secured ilatwise to the web portion ef said channel member near its ends, the side marginal portions of said lrgusset plates adjacent to the inner ends of said gusset plates being flanged and secured to the flanges of said channel member, Said gusset plates widwingq toward the ends of said channel member arid havin@ saddle portions adapted te ,tit over the side plates of the ear and downturned portions adapted to be secured to the inner 'faces ofsaid side plates. f

4. A metal earline comprising a channel member Whose flanges extend vertically, the

end portions of said channel member beingy slitted longitudinally and the severed pois,

tions spread apart, the ends of said severed' portie-ns being turned downward, and a gusset plate secured to the Web portion of said channel member nei-tr the slits, the side marginal portions of said gusset plate arl-- jacent to their inner ends being flanged and secured to the flanges olf said Channel meng-- ber, said gusset plates Widening toward the ends of said channel members and having saddle portions adapted lo tit over the `eide plates and downturned pmftions adapted te beseenred to the inner taires oit said side plates. f

Signed at St. Louis, lliissonri, this 23rd day of February, 12H2. r

VILLM lvlllililill.

Witnessesr ALBERT H. Cneissimr, lli, A., SHnL'roN. 

